First off, this show is amazing. The drama, suspense, action - it's addictive. The character development and arcs are intense, emotional, well constructed. A definite recommend.
That being said, you have to suspend disbelief. All the reviews saying how this is an accurate portrayal of prison life - it is surely not. The constant hits and stabbings, the corrupt guards. It's not real. Do these things happen? Yes. But they're a rarity, not the norm. Also, prisoners don't have access to weapons like this - no straight razors in the Barbershop, the knives in the kitchen are tethered down. And all the unseen murders? No. Just no. There are cameras nearly everywhere in prison. They would all get caught.
Despite the exaggeration of prison life, it is an intensely addictive show. Oz > Sopranos.
That being said, you have to suspend disbelief. All the reviews saying how this is an accurate portrayal of prison life - it is surely not. The constant hits and stabbings, the corrupt guards. It's not real. Do these things happen? Yes. But they're a rarity, not the norm. Also, prisoners don't have access to weapons like this - no straight razors in the Barbershop, the knives in the kitchen are tethered down. And all the unseen murders? No. Just no. There are cameras nearly everywhere in prison. They would all get caught.
Despite the exaggeration of prison life, it is an intensely addictive show. Oz > Sopranos.